So in general i have lack of updates. Currently doing a valve adjustment on my m3, along w other inspection 2 stuff, hope to be finished w that tomorrow night. Also i plan on replacing the brake lines on the m (doing a track day in two weeks so ideally i want them done this week as well).
Plan is to start tackling more of the e30 after this week, as i will be more available to work on it.
Also i know w this swap, each swap tackles the brake booster question differently. Some swaps remote mount the booster, others go boosterless, and others run smaller boosters mounted offcenter from stock. Knowing that turbod cars have loss of brake assist under boost, i figured why not solve this brake problem the same way? So, my plan is to go w a hydrobooster. It uses power steering pressure to create brake assist, and gives u up to three assisted brakes w/o pressure using a ballon like diaphragm. Further, these units are small, as in roughly the same size as a master cylinder and should give better overall assist.
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Been a while since I have posted. Asia was amazing, finally got argon for the welder, and been getting much better with it. I am going to Bimmerfest east today to look for some goodies for the e30. Plan for the rest of this weekend is to start repairing the car w the welder.Leave a comment:
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Back from asia. Started pulling the wiring loom and a/c out of the car yesterday (will replace the a/c), discussed paint with my shop, and cut out the spare tire (was super rusty).
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What are your thoughts on the collins kits (assuming u used one?) I have heard some mixed reviews.
Thanks!. Yea shifter position is a big worry for me. I am going with the cd as this car will see the road a lot and I feel like a 6 speed is a must. as for position, the r154 (which my motor mounts were built using), is ~26", and puts the hole towards the nose, by about ~1.5" off center from the stock shifter hole. Stock for the cd009 is about 38", with a lot of pps selling 4" relocation kits, bringing it down to 34". These guys (https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...50137019010644) claim to be able to cut it down to 29". So I will probably need to play with it a bunch, and probably make a couple of shifter solutions, but looks like I will probably end up anywhere from 3-5" behind the transmission hole
So best case w 29", I am 1.5-2" behind the stock hole.
Medium case w 34", 6.5" behind stock hole
Worst, I am 9.5" behind stock (shoulda left in my back seat at this point)
Medium option diy
This all being said, I am replacing the bell housing of the cd009 w a r154 one, so its all a crap shoot anyway of if that will make it shorter or longer, which I wont know until I have a cd009 in front of me, unless anyone in nj area has one lying around and is cool with me measuring it.
So as I see it, it is something I can make a solution for (I am a mechanical engineer, so I design stuff for a living), or I can throw money at it and just bite the bullet and get the one that drops me to 29".Leave a comment:
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Looking good! I did the same trans on my 1JZ VVTi S13, before the one you have came out. Its great but the trans is so long and created a bad shifter position, plus its heavy. I don't know where it ends up on E30 though, and added weight is better than an R154. I see that Collins released a BMW ZF trans adapter kit, which rocks.Leave a comment:
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Extreme overhaul with all the parts youve been snagging. Major props on the build.Leave a comment:
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I like this sub'd for 2JZE30 coolness and also sorta local. I definitely want to see this thing whenever you get it running and driving :)Leave a comment:
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So I ended up going to the doctors on friday and found out I had a sprained wrist. Was told no heavy lifting. So I ended up painting at the shore all weekend. This was probably the last weekend I had to dedicate to work on the car until I get back from asia at the end of june. In the mean time, more parts have trickled in.
Hawk street/race pads and drilled/slotted rotors
Aem infinity 6 ecu (have plug and play harness)
Qm thrust bearing
Supra store 2jz cd009 adapter plate
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So not much has been done on the car as ive gotten a little busy and been waiting on parts. I did not receive the brake parts i needed to finish the 5 lug swap until last monday ( 18th), so that weekend prior i focused on rust removal and paint stripping. This weekend, i had to go to the shore and work on getting my house down there ready for renting, so the car was untouched this weekend.
Some more parts have come in though, including my aem infinity 6 ecu, a supra plug and play harness adapter for the infinity, and i got word that the cd0009 trans adapter is going to be shipped hopefully this week.
I should be working on the car all day friday and sunday ( sat im tracking my m3), but i plan on finishing test fitting the 5 lug swap, then i plan on cutting away rust and welding the car back together.
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Update for today- Finished the rear and got the control arms on front. Went to assemble the brakes only to realize I didnt have the rubber gasket for the caliper pins. (ordered them, should be in by the weekend). Also decided to buy the seal kits for the brakes, as well as new rotors/brakes since there isnt much life left on what the suspension came with.
Big decision too, with seeing how much the wheel sticks out, Ive decided to just get fender flares (probably kamotors possibily). A lot less work/will probably look better than me making a boxy wide body for the car.Leave a comment:
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